I've never played it, but I've done a little research on Warframe since this came out. It's a sci-fi game where characters seem to end up with a lot of cyborg or bio-mechanical implants/suits, hence the colored contacts (which no one in VP seems to enjoy using, LOL!) and the masks and suits they were wearing. The original song is sung (at a much slower tempo) by a female lead, with a (mostly) female chorus behind her, which explains why the "sisters" lyric is used so much. VP also dropped the final verse of the song from the version I heard from the game (available on YT). I'm not high enough on VP's patron tier to be able to ask them questions, but I'd really like to know why they decided to drop that verse. It is even slower than the rest of the original song, so they may have just wanted to keep the energy up, but I could also see them making a final verse that slowed everything down – like things tend to do "in the cold below", whether cryo-sleep or death.
woah. Alan Doyle was part of a group called Great Big Sea (they broke up a while back and he has continued solo since). GBS were known for doing modern takes on traditional Scotch/Irish sea shantys and folk songs.
The original song in-game has a bit of a 'shanty' feel as well – with heavy Celtic vibes including what sounds like a bodrun and fiddle. Sung by a woman as a female character in the story line. Not having played the game, I have no idea why they added the Celtic feel, however 'space travel' themes often relate to sea faring. There's the similarity between exploring the unknown of space and the discovery of the seas back when shanties first began. The 'ship' references. Here 'below' could relate to deep in the sea in past days and in-game it seems to be referring to the void of space and death. For me, VoicePlay's video, seems to imply Cryogenic Sleep (based on that last white blank space) for the "Cold Below"
And I should add that VP also sped up the song a bit, giving it a more rocking feel and beat.
In the game, this song plays after you meet a character who tells about her family's small space station being destroyed, and floating in her suit among the dead who had not been able to suit up in time. She tells of dreaming she can still hear them singing, and of her rescue before she had died as well.
I'm not a gamer either, so this song, like all of the gamer themes they do – are initially unknown to me. I still LOVE their performances – the arrangements, the voices, the rhythms. It's just TASTY. They make my ears happy.
Geoff has gold, Eli's are bright blue, Layne's are purple, Omar Cardona and Cesar split their pairs of colored lenses for a real alien look. I love Geoff's sassy in-your-face "huh" at one point.
I think the cold below is sleeping in cryogenic suspension in the belly of a spaceship. Wind wouldn't blow in cryogenic suspension, nor does it blow in space. As for the nautical references, space travel and ocean travel are both generally spoken of in nautical terms.
Edit: I'm no expert, but I think this song refers to both cryogenic sleep and death. Just at different points in the song.
I think the cold below is sleeping in cryogenic suspension in the belly of a spaceship. Wind wouldn't blow in cryogenic suspension, nor does it blow in space. As for the nautical references, space travel and ocean travel are both generally spoken of in nautical terms.
Edit: I'm no expert, but I think this song refers to both cryogenic sleep and death. Just at different points in the song.
They do a lot of music that I don't know, but I think they are wonderful every time. I checked the original after I saw this, out of curiosity. It is slower, less intricate, sung by a solo woman. I like Voiceplay's better. Great reaction!
Yes, the eyes have to do with the game. I don't know how, but they all have one blue eye and one white eye.
Space Shanty lol
I've never played it, but I've done a little research on Warframe since this came out. It's a sci-fi game where characters seem to end up with a lot of cyborg or bio-mechanical implants/suits, hence the colored contacts (which no one in VP seems to enjoy using, LOL!) and the masks and suits they were wearing. The original song is sung (at a much slower tempo) by a female lead, with a (mostly) female chorus behind her, which explains why the "sisters" lyric is used so much.
VP also dropped the final verse of the song from the version I heard from the game (available on YT). I'm not high enough on VP's patron tier to be able to ask them questions, but I'd really like to know why they decided to drop that verse. It is even slower than the rest of the original song, so they may have just wanted to keep the energy up, but I could also see them making a final verse that slowed everything down – like things tend to do "in the cold below", whether cryo-sleep or death.
woah. Alan Doyle was part of a group called Great Big Sea (they broke up a while back and he has continued solo since). GBS were known for doing modern takes on traditional Scotch/Irish sea shantys and folk songs.
VoicePlay is on replay in my brain. Powerfully catchy space hook here; definitely dangling an earworm.
I don't have to understand the game to know how delightful this is.
Sounds like a space shanty! I don't know the video game but for space travel, cryo-sleep is done regularly in sci-fi.
🧊🧊🔥🔥 – space shanty!
I love this. I really enjoy their "stompin'" ones – even if I have no idea what the underlying meaning is.
This one is so fun! I hope you'll consider reacting to Geoff's newest as well!
Caution! Highly infective 'Sisters below…' earworm virus. Limit exposure. 👏👏👍👍😍😍😍
The original song in-game has a bit of a 'shanty' feel as well – with heavy Celtic vibes including what sounds like a bodrun and fiddle. Sung by a woman as a female character in the story line. Not having played the game, I have no idea why they added the Celtic feel, however 'space travel' themes often relate to sea faring. There's the similarity between exploring the unknown of space and the discovery of the seas back when shanties first began. The 'ship' references. Here 'below' could relate to deep in the sea in past days and in-game it seems to be referring to the void of space and death. For me, VoicePlay's video, seems to imply Cryogenic Sleep (based on that last white blank space) for the "Cold Below"
And I should add that VP also sped up the song a bit, giving it a more rocking feel and beat.
In the game, this song plays after you meet a character who tells about her family's small space station being destroyed, and floating in her suit among the dead who had not been able to suit up in time. She tells of dreaming she can still hear them singing, and of her rescue before she had died as well.
I'm not a gamer either, so this song, like all of the gamer themes they do – are initially unknown to me. I still LOVE their performances – the arrangements, the voices, the rhythms. It's just TASTY. They make my ears happy.
Everything about this is amazing ❤
Space shanty…ear worm. Great reaction.
Geoff has gold, Eli's are bright blue, Layne's are purple, Omar Cardona and Cesar split their pairs of colored lenses for a real alien look.
I love Geoff's sassy in-your-face "huh" at one point.
I think the cold below is sleeping in cryogenic suspension in the belly of a spaceship. Wind wouldn't blow in cryogenic suspension, nor does it blow in space. As for the nautical references, space travel and ocean travel are both generally spoken of in nautical terms.
Edit: I'm no expert, but I think this song refers to both cryogenic sleep and death. Just at different points in the song.
I think the cold below is sleeping in cryogenic suspension in the belly of a spaceship. Wind wouldn't blow in cryogenic suspension, nor does it blow in space. As for the nautical references, space travel and ocean travel are both generally spoken of in nautical terms.
Edit: I'm no expert, but I think this song refers to both cryogenic sleep and death. Just at different points in the song.
They do a lot of music that I don't know, but I think they are wonderful every time. I checked the original after I saw this, out of curiosity. It is slower, less intricate, sung by a solo woman. I like Voiceplay's better.
Great reaction!
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